NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the player’s association executive director released a joint statement that said the league will work together on how to “make progress on the important social issues that players have vocalized.”

“There has been no change in the current policy regarding the anthem,” the joint statement read. “We are coming together to deal with these issues in a civil and constructive way.”

On Tuesday, however, it was reported that Goodell called the ongoing protests by players “divisive” and “a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues.”